CANONICITY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CANONICITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANONICITY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANONICITY is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANONICITY
No single letter turns CANONICITY into another word.
How CANONICITY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CANONICITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANONICITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CANONICITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The status of being canonical, meaning accepted as part of an official or authoritative body of works or rules.
Fans debate the canonicity of a spin-off story, asking whether it counts as part of the main series. Church scholars use canonicity for whether a text belongs in the accepted scriptures.
How CANONICITY is used
Formal; used in religion, literature and fandom.
- The canonicity of the sequel is still disputed.
- Scholars questioned the canonicity of the manuscript.
- Canonicity depends on whether the author approved the story.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANONICITY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CANONICITY
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Common questions about CANONICITY
- Is CANONICITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANONICITY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANONICITY worth?
- CANONICITY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANONICITY mean?
- The status of being canonical, meaning accepted as part of an official or authoritative body of works or rules.
- What letters can be added to CANONICITY?
- No single letter can be added to CANONICITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CANONICITY:
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